Wakool, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Wakool, in the Murray River Council local government area.
| Locality | Wakool |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Murray River Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.45875 |
| Longitude | 144.35198 |
| Population | 298 |
| Density | 1.0 /km² |
| Area | 301.3 km² |
| Elevation | 83 m |
| Postcode | 2710 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 651 km west-southwest |
Wakool is a locality in the Murray River Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 298. The locality covers an area of 301.3 km², giving a population density of about 1.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 83 m above sea level. It lies approximately 651 km west-southwest of Sydney. Wakool is located at 35.4588°S, 144.3520°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2710. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Wakool rests on the sun-drenched plains, a place where the great Murray River, a ribbon of liquid silver, shapes the very character of the land. It lies 139.0 km north-west of Shepparton, VIC (from Shepparton, VIC: bearing 317°T), and is situated 20.7 km north-east of Barham. The terrain here is broad and open, a vast canvas of ochre earth punctuated by stands of river red gums, their ancient limbs reaching towards a sky that often burns a brilliant, almost impossibly blue. The air itself seems to carry the scent of dry grass and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening wheat, a subtle fragrance that clings to the traveller long after they have passed. The light, especially in the late afternoon, softens the edges of the landscape, casting long, languid shadows that stretch across the paddocks, lending a quiet majesty to the commonplace.
The history of Wakool is intimately tied to the lifeblood of the Murray, its founding and sustenance directly linked to the river’s generous flow. For generations, this has been a land of farming and grazing, where the rich alluvial soil, enriched by the river’s annual floods, has yielded bountiful harvests. The economy still hums with the steady pulse of agriculture, the silos standing as silent sentinels to the land's enduring productivity. While the river has seen its share of change, from the paddle steamers of yesteryear to the irrigation channels of today, its presence remains the defining feature of Wakool, a constant reminder of the water's power and the land's deep connection to its ebb and flow.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Wakool, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Wakool, in the Murray River Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Wakool includes the postcode (2710), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Murray River Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Wakool is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |